Automatic tracking of a specimen holder moved from one specimen rack to another
US10459410B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2300/024
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A user may move a specimen holder from one specimen rack to another specimen rack. A database automatically tracks the movement of the specimen holder from a rack slot of one specimen rack to a rack slot of the other specimen rack. To track movement of the specimen holder, the user places a specimen rack on a specimen reader that determines the location of any specimen holders in slots of the specimen rack. The user removes a particular specimen holder from a particular rack slot of the specimen rack and the database is updated to reflect removal of the particular specimen holder from the specimen rack. The user places another specimen rack on the reader and inserts the newly removed specimen holder in a slot of the another specimen rack. The database is updated to reflect insertion of the specimen holder in a particular slot of the another rack.
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